Adjustable insignia or badge holder and support for uniform caps



April 11, 1939. H L EV 2,154,210

ADJUSTABLE INSIGNIA OR BADGE HOLDER AND SUPPORT FOR UNIFORM CAPS Filed Aug. 26, 1958 Harry 6I/,v

BY Ik ATTORNEY.

Patented pr. 11, 1939 u ADJUSTABLE rNsIG AND SUPPORT F0 PATENT .ol-Fica on BADGE noLDEn UNIEoaM ons Barry Lev, Chicago, lll.

Application August 26,

3 Claims.

'Ihe invention relates to an adjustable insignia or badge holder and support for uniform caps.

It is well known that some form ofinsignia is placed on uniform caps to distinguish various bodies or aggregations of persons from one an other and also to distinguish the various members of these bodies. It is common knowledge that members of the army, navy, and marine Icorps of the various nations employ uniform caps which carry insignia. AIt is also common knowledge that letter-carriers, policemen, railway employees, street-car motormen and conductors, elevator operators, messenger boys, members of social and fraternal organizations, and many others Wear uniform caps which employ the insignia of the organization and also employ varil ous insignia notations for the divisions and individuals in the organizations.

In connection with the use of the uniform caps referred to, it is frequently the case that an outer covering is put on and over the body portion of the cap, as for instance theplacing of a khaki, white d uck, Sea Island duck covering or any other suitable material. It is desirable to be able to readily remove such covering in order to wash and clean the same, and in such case to readily remove the adjustable insignia without harming or destroying the cap and its covering,

. "and to as readily return the same when the cleanrect position, and which will permit the insignia ing has been completed. 'This can be done by any one by means of the invention with unskilled labor. It does not require expert labor to remove or replace the insignia and also the cover in the desired position.

In many Iforms of caps it has been the practice `to build up the body portion of thecaps with a number of plies of material which are stitched together and reinforced, great dilculty has been had in fastening the insignia to the cap, and it has been especially diiiicult to make the insignia readily removable when it has been desired to remove the covering for the purpose of cleaning the same. t

'The principal object of the invention is to con- I. struct an adjustable insignia homer and support from which the insignia can be rapidly and readily removed, which holder and support also holds up the front part'of the cap in a `trim and cor- `holder and support and the cap covering to be easily separated from the body portion of the cap.

It is another object of the invention to construct the various elements of the insignia holder and support in such a way that the elements shall 1938, Serial No. 226,878

have a deilnite position with respect to each other, in order that the elements shall not get out of alignment and shall hold the insignia or badge firmly in a certain definite desired Vposition with respect to the trim cap front and the slotted insignia aperture.

Among other features of the invention/are the circular band secured to one of the elements of the adjustable insignia holder and support, an elongated adjustment slot through which the in- 10 signia supporter extends, and the feature that all exposed contact surfaces of the adjustable insignia holder are rounded and smooth and have al1 sharp edges removed.

An additional object of the invention is to form 15 the circular band of light weight and resilient steel or other suitable material, so. that it may be bent and snapped into place in the cap covering to keep the cap in proper shape and form.

Further objects and advantages of the invention will be readily apparent and more fully described in connection with the following descriptions taken with the accompanying drawing showing an embodiment of the invention. but it will be understood that changes may be made in the parts and details of the construction Without departing from the spirit of the invention, and I therefore do not limit myself to the exact construction shown and described, but in the so claims hereinafter set forth I intend to cover all modifications and variations of the invention.

In the drawing:-

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a complete cap with cover and shows a side view of the s insignia secured to the cap cover.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view in two parts, through the cap cover, 'the cap `body, the insignia, and the adjustable insignia holder elements.

Figure 3 is an elevational view of the adjustable insignia holder elements andv securing band taken from the interior of the cap and its cover, and shows the insignia holder element pushed down into position in the insignia element which is secured to the body of the cap.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the adfjustable insignia holder elements, and shows the insignia holder element partly drawn out of position from the holder element which is secured to the body portion of the cap and also shows the circular band for the cap cover. 4

In the embodiment of the invention shown in the drawing, the vholder generally designated I0 is secured to the inner face of the cap band i I f between the upper finishing rim I2 and the lower4 edge oi the lower finishing rim I3.

The holder generally designated Ill is prefer ably oi metal and is provided with a multiplicity of securing members or clips Il. These securing clips Il are preferably four in number, one adia cent each corner of the holder I0, and are preferably triangular in shape and struck-out of the metal of the holder. `The holder is i'astened in the cap band II by .having-the triangular fasteners Il forced through the material oi the band. 'Ihis band II is rattan, cane, felt, wool or other suitable material and is covered with a finishing outer band I5 of suitable material` The inishing rims I2 and I3 are formed by the turning over onthe band II of the edge portions of the finishing band I5. 'I'he triangular fasteners Il not Aonly extend through the band II, but extend through the iinishing band I5 as shown at the right side of Figure 2 of the drawing. It will be noted that the triangular securing members I4 at the bottom and top of the holder Ill point toward each other and form agood lock to hold thelholdr I0 in a firm and fast position in the bands Ii and I5.

The holder I Il is also provided with a pair of bars I6 which are struck-out from the holder Ill between the upper and lower sets of triangular constructed to slide into and vbe held `by the barred construction formed by the bars IB of the holder III. The travel of the portion i8 is limited by the upturned stop 2I. The stop 2l is struck-up out of the holder I0 below the lower of the two bars I6 and between the bottom clips i4.

'Ihe portion I9 of the insignia holder Il! is angularly disposed to the portion I8 which nts under the bars I6 and is also angularly disposed 45 to the portion 20 which is riveted by the rivets 22 to the circular steel spring band 23. 'I'he por# tion I3 and a part of the portion I8 are provided with the strengthening and reinforcing ribs 24. Midway between the reinforcing ribs 24, the portion I3 is provided with the longitudinally arranged elongated aperture or slot which is for the purpose of holding the insignia or badge. oi' the organization to which the wearer belongs. There are various means employed for holding 55 the insignia or badge in the cap/but there is shown in the drawing the insignia or badge 26 having the screw threaded stem 21 which extends vthrough the elongated slot 25. The retaining but` ton 28 is screw threaded on the stem 21 to fasten and hold the insignia 23 in the desired place in the slot. There is also shown the fastening pin 23 on the insignia 26 which extends into the slot II and which limits the lateral movement of the pinsignia 26 in the slot and may also aid in limiting the longitudinal movement of the insignia 26 in the slot.

It will beunderstood that the insignia, of whatportions of the insignia holder I1, and the elon- Vgated slot 25 is of great importance, because it holds the circular band 23 outwardly from the cap band II and supports and'holds the front part of the outer cap cover 30 in trim, smooth 'and correct position, and simultaneously holds the band 23 in upright position to form the top of the duter cover of the cap. f

In order to aid in the maintenance of the trimness and smoothness of the cap 'cover Il, a round wire spring II is interposed between the ilat\spring band 23 and the cover 30, and with the spring band, stretches the cover over the entire cap including the angular frontal portion of the cap bearing the insignia and badge holder generally designated LI'I. In this way the insignia or badge 26 is always held in upright and non-sagging position in the front of the cap, the covering of which has no slack and is trim and smooth at all times.

It will be noted that all parts oi the insignia holder are preferably smooth and the edges rounded so that there shall be no sharp edges to injure anyone. It will be observed however, that all portions of the insignia holder are so placed within the cap and its cover that no direct contact is made by them with the head of the wearer. A sweat band 32 is placed within the cap band I I so that the head of the wearer can not directly contact the insignia holder at any time.

It will be seen that when it is desired to remove the cap cover 30 to clean the same, that after removal of the insignia or badge 26 from the slot 25 in the holder portion I9, the cover 30, the spring 3| and the spring band 23, with the integral holder generally designated I'i, may be removed from the remainder of the cap. This involves merely having the holder portion I8 slide out from under the bars I6 and from its place of rest in the limiting stop 2I. Thereupon, the circular steel band 23, which carries the portions I8, I9 and 20, may be removed from the cover 38 and the spring 3i may also be removed from the `cover 30, whereupon the cover 30 may be cleaned' and made ready for return to the body of the cap. On the return, the movements are the opposite of what have been described and the por tion I8 is made to slide under the bars I6 and rest against the limiting stop 2l and the insignia 26 is returned to the slot 25 of the portion i9.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:-

1. An insignia holder and support for a uniform cap comprising a ilrst member, said iirst member being provided with a barred slot, a second member, 'said second member being removable and having an elongated slot which is closed on four sides, said second member with its closed slot being adapted to carry an insignia in said slot,

said insignia being held and limited in its movement in said slot, said second mentioned member one portion of said second member slidably engaging said first mentioned member in the barred slot thereof, vthe second mentioned portion of said second member embodying the said elongated and closed slot and being angularly disposed to the balance of said second mentioned member, and a third section thereof in a third plane, and a spring cap cover supporting annular band secured to said third section of said second member but being otherwise unsecured in said cap,

2. An insignia holder and support for a uniform cap comprising a first member secured to said cap, said rst member being provided with a pair of barred tranverse slots, a second member, said second member being removable and having an elongated longitudinal slot which is closed on four sides, said second member with its closed slot being adapted to carry an insignia in said second mentioned member, and a third section thereof in a third plane, and a spring cap cover supporting annular band secured to said third section of said second member, said supporting annular band being otherwise free and unsecured to enable it and the second member to be readi removable from said cap.

3. The combination Y or an adjustable insignia or badge holder and support, and a uniform cap, said cap comprising a cap, a cap cover, a circular steel band, said insignia or badge holder and sup- "port comprising a nrst portion which is secured to said cap. a second portion constructed to nt and slide into said nrst mentioned portion being removable therefrom and also having a section which is angularly disposed to said.ilrst mentioned portion to hold. and support said insignia, circular band and the cover of the cap, said first mentioned portion being slotted transversely to receive said second mentioned portion in sliding relation and said second mentioned portionbeing longitudinally slotted to'recelve said insignia or badge, with a closed and limiting slot to restrain longitudinal movement of said holder and supportand said angularly disposed second member having at its end opposite the end which slides in said first mentioned member a circular steel band which tits within the inner and upper part of said' cap cover to maintain said cover in a trim and smooth position with respect to said insignia or badge, but which said circular steel band is not stitched or fastened to said cap cover and is readily removable therefrom thereby permitting said cap cover to be easily loosened and removed to enable it to be cleaned.

l HARRY LEV. 

